Improvement in copying-presses



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Letters Patent No. 92,032, dated June 29, 1869.

IMPRQVEMENT IN' COPYING-PRESSES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patentan. making part of thename.

Towhom 'it may concern Beit known that I, J osnrnl FowLER, of Saugatnck,in the county of Allegan', and State of Michigan, have invented a newand useful Improvement in Combined Letter and Printing-Presses; and I dodeclare that the followingis a true and accurate description thereof,reference being .had to the accompanying drawings; and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, and being a part of this specilication,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation, with platen down.

Figure 3 is a view of the arm, showing its engagement with thecross-bar.

Like letters indicate like lparts' in each figure.

The nature of this invention relates to the construotion of a combinedprinting and letter-copying press, and consists in a suitable bed andplaten, the latter so hung that it may be adjusted to any desired heightfrom the bed, and operated by a lever or screw, or both, therebyalibi-ding a cheap, portable, and convenient press for printing cardsand other small work, while, at the same time, it prevents the necessityof being obliged to keep on hand another press for the purpose ot'copying let-ters.

A, in the drawings, represents the bed, which is provided with ears B,or vertical standards, through which passes arod, by means ot which theplaten G is pivoted to the bed, which is provided with two bearers, D,which serve to prevent the platen from falling on to the bed, and at thesame time serve as resstants against which to lock the forms.

The rear end ofthe platen is provided wit-h prolongations, E, one uponeach side, in which there are slots, which engage with the ends of therod heretov fore referred to, and bymeans oi' which the platen ispivoted to the bed.

Set-screws, a, enable the operator to adjust the platen at any desiredheight. v

Across the top and centre of the platen lis the bar F, whose endsproject beyond the sides of the platen. Through the longitudinal 'centreof this bar passes the screw G, the upper end of which is provided withsuitable handles, H, while its lower end is secured by a suitable'collarto the top of the platen, in such a manner as to allow the screw to beeasily rotated.

Upon each side ofthe platen are provided circularshaped lugs orprojections, b, against which the lever presses in taking an impression.l

I are levers, joined together at their outer ends by a proper cross-baror handle, J.

These levers are curved at their lower ends, as

shown, and pivoted to the sides ofthe bed.

K are curved arms, likewise secured to the sides of the bed by beingpivoted to the cured to the levers I.

These arms are provided with projections, (l, which are designed toengage with the top of the projecting ends of the cross-bar F.

The levers I operate on each side of the platen, and j between the lugsb and the projecting ends of the cross-bar.

The platen being parallel with the bed, by raising f the handle andlevers, they act against the projecting ends of the cross-bar, andelevate the platen.

' .When it is desired to take an impression, by depressing tlic levers,theyact upon the projecting lugs on each side of the platen, and producethe impressio'n.

Should more power be required for the purpose lthan can be exerted bythe levers, the screw should be brought into operation.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The. construction of a combined printing and lettercopying press, withthe parts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I

Witnesses:

H. H. STIMsoN, WARREN 000K.

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